 | I have been playing hammered dulcimer since | |
| 1985. | ||
| Beginning in 1988, I started teaching interested | |
| people in my hometown area how to play the dulcimer. | ||
| Since 1991, I have been the music director for the | |
| Ithaca (Michigan) Just for Fun Dulcimer Club. This Club meets on the second Monday of each month at the Ithaca Senior Center from 7 to 9 p.m. | ||
| I also assist the Glass Notes Dulcimer Club in | |
| Weidman, Michigan which meets the third Monday of each month from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Weidman Community Building. | ||
| I attend the annual Evart Dulcimer Funfest and | |
| have been a teacher in the one-on-one workshop since 1994. | ||
| Beginning in May of 2000 I signed on with the | |
| Wheatland Music Organization as a hammered dulcimer teacher. The Wheatland Music Organization offers subsidized lessons for various acoustic instruments. I have also conducted hammered dulcimer workshops for the Wheatland Festivals. |
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Now I have expanded my capability of teaching hammered dulcimer lessons by
recording each lesson on a video CD. These video CDs can be played in home
DVD players*. During the lesson, I play the song through once or twice and
then break the hammer pattern down measure by measure, just as I do during
private lessons. By the end of the lesson, the student should be able to play
along with me. The nice thing about having your own video CD is that you can
re-play any portion of the song you are having trouble with.
*PLEASE NOTE: Not all DVD players have the capability of playing video CDs.
The machines we have found that DO play these are also JPEG compatible
and are usually the least expensive DVD players. Please check the box of your
DVD player to see if it plays JPEG, CDR, and VCD (video CD). Once your
video CD loads, the title of the song will be displayed on your TV screen.
Depending on the model and using the remote control that came with your DVD
player, you will press 1, or enter, or play to begin viewing your video.
recording each lesson on a video CD. These video CDs can be played in home
DVD players*. During the lesson, I play the song through once or twice and
then break the hammer pattern down measure by measure, just as I do during
private lessons. By the end of the lesson, the student should be able to play
along with me. The nice thing about having your own video CD is that you can
re-play any portion of the song you are having trouble with.
*PLEASE NOTE: Not all DVD players have the capability of playing video CDs.
The machines we have found that DO play these are also JPEG compatible
and are usually the least expensive DVD players. Please check the box of your
DVD player to see if it plays JPEG, CDR, and VCD (video CD). Once your
video CD loads, the title of the song will be displayed on your TV screen.
Depending on the model and using the remote control that came with your DVD
player, you will press 1, or enter, or play to begin viewing your video.
